System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

120: Evil eggs in the underground palace, shadowy figures looming.Ye Chen was like a ghost in the dark night, silently floating above that hidden manor. After carefully analyzing the sophisticated concealment Formation below with his Chaos Origin for nearly an hour, he finally found a nearly negligible gap in the energy flow.

This gap was not a flaw in the Formation, but a natural fluctuation produced by the periodic tides of energy required to maintain the Formation’s operation. It was extremely brief and highly unstable. Even if an ordinary Cultivator discovered it, it would be nearly impossible to exploit. However, Ye Chen possessed the power of Chaos Myriad Transformations, and his understanding of the essence of energy far surpassed his peers.

He held his breath and focused his mind. At the moment the energy gap appeared, Chaos light flashed around his body. His entire being seemed to transform into an invisible wave, perfectly synchronizing with the frequency of that gap. Like a drop of water merging into the sea, he penetrated the Formation’s light shield and entered the interior of the manor without causing the slightest ripple.

Inside the manor was dead silence, completely isolated from the outside world. The air was thick with the smell of medicine and that nauseating, cold aura, which was more than ten times stronger than what he had sensed from the outside! The ground was paved with a type of black stone, cold and hard, and the walls were embedded with phosphorus stones emitting a faint green light, making the environment look like a ghostly realm.

Ye Chen’s Divine Sense was like the most precise probe, cautiously spreading in all directions. The internal structure of the manor was not complex—a front yard, a central hall, and a backyard—but all life signatures and energy fluctuations were concentrated beneath a seemingly dried-up ancient well in the backyard.

His figure flickered as he avoided several hidden warning Restrictions and arrived at the backyard. The ancient well was bottomless, and visible black Evil Qi swirled around its mouth, serving as the source of that intense, cold aura. Upon the walls of the well were carved twisted runes similar to those at the bottom of the mineral vein’s pool, forming a passage that funneled Yin Evil energy downward.

Without hesitation, Ye Chen leaped into the well.

The bottom of the well was not a water source, but a narrow passage sloping downward. The four walls of the passage were damp and cold, with a black, viscous liquid constantly seeping out. The deeper he went, the thicker the Yin Evil Qi became, almost condensing into a solid substance that battered one’s Divine Soul. Had Ye Chen not possessed the chaos primordial fetus to protect his body, rendering him immune to all evils, an Earth Fiend Realm Cultivator staying here for long would likely be corrupted into a monster that knew only slaughter.

At the end of the passage, the view suddenly opened up into a massive underground palace!

The palace dome hung high, inlaid with countless pale beast bones that emitted a faint phosphorescence. In the center of the palace was a massive blood pool! It was not filled with blood, but with a viscous, ink-like, churning Yin Evil liquid! A strong stench of blood and decay assailed his senses. Floating on the surface of the pool were the residues of not-yet-fully-melted Materials like Rotting Bone Grass and Heart-Eroding Orchid, as well as... some blurred skeletal remains that seemed to belong to humans!

Around the blood pool stood nine pitch-black stone pillars, each topped with an earth yin fiend crystal that was even larger and of higher quality than the three in the mineral vein! The nine pillars formed an evil Formation, constantly extracting Yin Qi from the earth veins and combining it with the Materials in the blood pool to transform it into pure Yin Evil Demonic Energy. This energy was steadily injected into the center of the blood pool—where a pitch-black giant egg, the size of a millstone and covered in eerie blood-red patterns, was suspended!

The giant egg pulsated slightly like a living thing. With every pulse, it greedily devoured a massive amount of Yin Evil Demonic Energy. The blood-red patterns on the shell flickered in response, emitting heart-palpitating life fluctuations and a violent consciousness! That same intent, identical to the token fragment but more vivid and hungrier, originated from this giant egg!

“Are they... nurturing a demonic creature?!” Ye Chen was shocked. The Dark Hall was actually conducting such a horrifying operation beneath Tianfeng City! Once the thing gestating within this giant egg was born, it would surely be no ordinary threat!

Beside the blood pool sat three Elders dressed in standard Dark Hall black robes. Their auras were profound, each clearly at the Earth Fiend Realm Sixth Level! It was they who were presiding over this evil Formation and maintaining the “growth” of the giant egg. In addition, there were more than ten Dark Hall Cultists at the early and Middle Stage of the Earth Fiend Realm scattered throughout the palace, either patrolling on guard or adding various Yin-evil Materials into the blood pool.

The Cloaked Figure from the daytime was currently standing respectfully before the three Elders, reporting in a low voice.

“...The mark on the Blazing Sun Sect’s chief Disciple, ‘Yan Lie,’ has been planted. The Yang Qi within his body is flourishing; he is excellent ‘nourishment,’” the Cloaked Figure said raspily.

The leading Elder, with a gaunt face and hawk-like eyes, slowly opened his eyes. His voice sounded like a night owl: “Well done. The ‘holy egg’ is about to hatch and requires a large amount of high-quality blood food and soul energy. Those so-called Prodigies are the best sacrifices.”

Another Elder with strange tattoos on his face gave a sinister laugh: “Not just the Blazing Sun Sect, but the Xuanbing Pavilion, Shenfeng Valley... all the Geniuses expected to rank in the Sword Discussion have been marked. Once the ‘Holy Lord’ descends and the ‘Great Array of Myriad Souls Devouring Spirits’ is activated, it will be their time to die! It will also be the beginning of our Holy Temple’s control over this Tianfeng!”

The Third Elder appeared more cautious: “We must not be careless. The Imperial Family and those old fogies from the Sects are not to be trifled with. We must ensure the plan is foolproof. How is the sensing of the ‘key’?”

The Cloaked Figure hurriedly took out a token fragment similar to the one in Ye Chen’s hand, but larger and glowing more brightly, and offered it respectfully: “To answer the Third Elder, according to the sensing of the ‘Moon-Eroding Command’ fragment, another crucial fragment has entered Tianfeng City, and... it seems to be not far from us!”

Hearing this, the eyes of the three Elders simultaneously burst with sharp light!

“Oh? Is it finally here?” The Grand Elder (the gaunt Elder) took the token fragment and sensed it carefully, a trace of greed and fanaticism appearing on his face. “Yes! It’s close! Very close! As long as we can perform a Fusion with this fragment, the ‘holy egg’ can hatch ahead of schedule, and the passage for the ‘Holy Lord’s’ descent will be more stable! Quick! Send people immediately to conduct a secret search of the entire city! We must bring that fragment back before the Sword Discussion begins!”

“Yes!” the Cloaked Figure and the other Cultists in the hall responded in unison.

Hidden in the shadows, Ye Chen sneered in his heart. So that was it! The Dark Hall was nurturing this demonic egg to welcome the descent of the so-called “Holy Lord”! And they marked the Prodigies to use them as blood sacrifices at the critical moment to provide energy! The token fragment in his hand was actually a key part of the plan!

His gaze fell once more on the pulsating giant egg. He could clearly feel that the life signature gestating within was growing rapidly. It probably wouldn’t be long before it broke out of its shell. At that time, Tianfeng City would surely be plunged into misery and suffering!

They had to be stopped!

But for now, with three Earth Fiend Realm Sixth Level Elders plus more than ten early and Middle Stage Earth Fiend Realm Cultivators, the disparity in strength was too great. Charging in blindly was definitely not a wise move.

Ye Chen’s thoughts raced as his gaze swept over the nine stone pillars supporting the Formation and the churning Yin Evil liquid in the blood pool. A plan quietly surfaced in his mind.

He did not alert anyone. His figure moved like a melting shadow along the edge of the palace, silently approaching one of the stone pillars closest to him and the palace wall.

He needed to plant a trump card first.

Arriving at the base of the stone pillar, he extended his index finger. A wisp of extremely pure and condensed Chaos Qi quietly seeped out, wordlessly penetrating the Formation runes at the junction of the stone pillar and the ground.

This wisp of Chaos Qi was extremely weak and peaceful in nature. It did not immediately destroy the Formation’s structure but instead lurked there like a parasite, slowly blending with the Formation’s energy. Once Ye Chen needed it, he would only need a single thought to use this wisp of Chaos Qi as a trigger to detonate the energy of this stone pillar, instantly disrupting the balance of the Formation!

Having done all this, he hid in the darkness again, preparing to withdraw. This place was not suitable for a long stay; he needed to plan carefully.

However, just as he was about to return the way he came, the giant egg suspended in the center of the blood pool suddenly pulsated violently!

“Thump!!”

It sounded like a dull heartbeat echoing throughout the entire underground palace!

The blood-red patterns on the eggshell burst with blinding light, and an even more violent and hungry intent swept out!

The three Elders stood up simultaneously, their faces showing a mixture of pleasant surprise and solemnity.

“The holy egg is restless! It sensed it! That fragment must be nearby!” the tattooed Elder shouted sharply.

Almost simultaneously, the Third Elder holding the “Moon-Eroding Command” fragment snapped his gaze toward the direction where Ye Chen was hidden! The fragment in his hand was emitting unprecedented heat and light!

“Over there! An outsider has sneaked in!” the Third Elder’s voice was shrill, filled with unbelievable shock and fury!

In an instant, the gazes of all Dark Hall members in the underground palace shot toward the shadowed corner where Ye Chen was located like countless sharp arrows!

Killing intent was instantly locked on!